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An Interview with Steve Brezenoff
Today I’m quite smitten to be able to host Steve Brezenoff, the author of The Absolute Value of -1, to my blog! As you may remember, I absolutely loved his book. You can read my review if you would like to see how very much that is true. Well, in an effort not to be too terribly gushy, I’ll stop here and let Steve take the wheel! Below are his answers to some interview questions that I sent. Enjoy! 1) I always like to begin my interviews with a challenge. If you had to create a one sentence mission statement…
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Blog Tour: Shadow Hills
I’m sure before I even type this you know who this author is, am I right? Yes my friends, Anastasia Hopcus and her gorgeous hair are visiting A Fanatic’s Book Blog today! If you recall, I LOVED Shadow Hills so very much. You can see my review here. I had the opportunity on this tour to ask her a few questions, so let’s get to the lovely Anastasia’s answers shall we? 1) How did the idea for Shadow Hills first come to fruition? I was interested in writing a YA novel set in a boarding school, but I wanted something…
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Author Interview: Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson
Today I am quite giddy to introduce two people who I find fabulous, Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson! These two amazing men are the authors behind the upcoming book, The Familiars and as I’m sure you know it is a book that I cannot wait to read! Please give them a warm welcome, and let’s get started! 1) What inspired you to choose animals as your characters instead of people? The whole idea of writing about the familiars was born out of the fact that we were interested in telling a traditional fantasy story from a perspective that we…
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An Interview with Ivy Devlin
Today I’m fortunate enough to have the lovely Ivy Devlin stopping by to do an interview! Her debut book, Low Red Moon, releases September 14th and I can attest that it is amazing! My review will be going up tomorrow since I was lucky enough to win an ARC in a contest :). Psst…Low Red Moon just so happens to be the first prize in our reading challenge….just sayin’! 1) A challenge: Describe Low Red Moon in 10 words or less! Murder, grief, love–and secrets that could destroy everything. 2) Avery is such a unique name. How do you go about…
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An Interview with Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Stacey Wallace Benefiel has been sweet enough to stop by and answer some questions about her debut novel, Glimpse. Let me tell you my friends, review coming tomorrow and you need to be here. Her book is great! She needs all the love she can get to spread Glimpse fever so let’s get to it! 1) Quick challenge: Describe Glimpse in one sentence without using “a” or “the”. Zellie Wells believes in God, but she also believes in love at first sight. 2) What inspired you to write Glimpse? My little sister and the tv show Roswell. LOL We both really loved…
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An Interview with Allan Richard Shickman
As I mentioned yesterday, I was privileged enough to be asked to read the Zan-Gah books for Allan Richard Shickman, and they were very good! Today he has agreed to stop by for an interview! Enjoy! 1. Where did the idea for a Prehistoric Fiction series come from? Sometimes it is hard to know where ideas are born, but it seems to me the Zan-Gah books began with geography. A change in geography is good for an artist or author because he sees things with “fresh eyes,” and what might be ignored by a long-time resident can be dramatically new to a visitor.…
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An Interview with Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown
For me, one of the best parts about hosting this blog is all the amazing people I have to opportunity to get to know. Especially when those people are amazing authors and illustrators! (Photo Credit) This week I was lucky enough to interview the fabulous (and extremely witty) Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown of Picture the Dead. These two talented ladies collaborated on this book. Adele is the author and Lisa is the illustrator! They’re both brilliant really, but you’ll see what I mean when you read this book. (Yes WHEN.) It’s a must read! You’ll find my review here…
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An Interview with Melissa Walker
Hi everyone! I meant to post this so much earlier, but then life just swept me away. The sweet and lovely Melissa Walker, author of Lovestruck Summer, was kind enough to do an interview with me! Let’s see what she had to say shall we? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 1) Describe Lovestruck Summer in 10 words or less. Indie rock girl meets country cowboy in Austin. Sparks fly. 2) What inspired you to write Lovestruck Summer? I took a trip to Austin and fell in love with the city. I knew I had to write a book with some Texas charm in it…
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An Interview with Alan Tucker
Alan is the debut author of A Measure of Disorder which is a fantastic fantasy novel! (You can find my review here.) Buy a digital copy at Smashwords, or bound copy at Amazon.com! 1) What inspired you to write A Measure of Disorder? I have written things, here and there, all my life. Poems, short stories, etc. but I had never finished a novel. I’d started many through the years, but could never pull together a complete effort. I either had a great beginning with no ending, or vice versa. Last summer, my younger daughter (the one that still lives at home…
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An Interview with Jennifer DeLucy
*Looks around in delight* Oh you came back and you brought friends! I love logging on in the morning and seeing some new people who have decided to subscribe the madness that is my blog :). If you could see me right now I am waving madly at you all! Yes…I realize you can’t see me. Still, the thought was there! Enough about me though, let’s get to know a bit more about the lovely Ms. DeLucy shall we? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 1) What inspired you to write Seers of Light? A couple of things. First, the winter that I began the…